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ZhouMiXun: This is the last of the four parts of Eat This Xiao Qiao...
Zhou Yu: That was pathetic!
ZhouMiXun: Shut up Zhou Yu! Or else I'll make Zhuge Liang turn you into a frog!
Zhou Yu: You wouldn't dare!
Zhuge Liang: Mwahahahaha! Zhuge Liang turns Zhou Yu into a frog.
ZhouMiXun: Seee? I told you!
Note: These are the character's ages...I should've posted this up earlier...I've made them younger and older depending on the character because I need them to be fairly young...and more will be posted in later chapters.
Zhou Yu, 23
Sun Ce, 24
Da Qiao, 19
Xiao Qiao, 18
Gan Ning, 25
Lu Xun, 15
Mi Xun, 19,
Zhou Tai, 26
Sun Jian, 39, I don't really know what age he should be.
Jiang Wei, 23
Xiang Chan, 22
Wu's Fate
Episode 13: Eat This Xiao Qiao
Part 4 of 4
" Da? Do you think they got her?" Xiao said as she got up from her seat infront of the mirror.
" I don't know...Sun Ce came home last night pretty angry, so...I'm not sure Xiao." Da said as she arranged some flowers in a vase.
" What if they didn't and she comes back to fight me? What if she tries to kill me?!" Xiao had broken into tears. " Is she doing this just because I married Zhou Yu?!"
" Xiao, I told you already. I do not know and you need to calm down before you have another breakdown." Da said as she got up to walk to the dresser.
" But D-!" Xiao cried out loud.
" I said to not worry!" Da said as she snapped at her little sister. " Sun Ce and Zhou Yu will find her and take care of her. You need not worry about such trivial things Xiao. Our husbands are the best and the greatest of Wu, so don't worry." Da had calmed to a normal tone and smiled at her little sister. They wouldn't let us down after what that girl did to us on our wedding day...They would never fail us.
" Yes, big sister..." Xiao hung her head as she thought of Zhou Yu. " Didn't they leave for war yet?"
" I don't think so. I think they are still in the barracks training." Da said as she folded some of Sun Ce's clothes.
" Lu Xun...You aren't angry at me?" Mi Xun said as she looked up at Lu Xun who was leaning over her , covering her from the sun.
" Why should I? Mi Xun you know that the two of us are childhood friends, and no matter what nothing can break the bond that we share." Lu Xun said as he sat beside Mi Xun flicking his hair to the side, the two were still soaking wet, so the hair that he just flicked away plastered to his face again.
" I thought you of all people would be angry at me...Tell Gan Ning that I'm sorry...Oh, and Zhou Tai as well...Tell Sun Shang Xiang that I'm sorry also...I bet Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are really angry at me right now..." Mi Xun stopped and hung her head. " Lu Xun...If I ever get into any trouble with them...Will you come to save me?" Mi Xun turned her head and looked at the man that was sitting next to her. I know that you won't be there all the time, but you know that I can take care of myself...but what if Zhou Yu tried to attack me when I go back to visit you?
" Of course I will." Lu Xun replied in an unusual and Sun Ce like tone. " I'll always be there when your in trouble, Mi Xun...Always." I hope at least...If you go to Cao Cao's side...or even Liu Bei's...and I'm not in that battle...How am I supposed to protect you then? Mi Xun...don't leave... " I'll tell Gan Ning and Zhou Tai sorry...Sun Shang Xiang, well she tries to make frequent visits to Lord Liu Bei because of their child, you know that right? Isn't today...your birthday?"
" So, that's why I haven't been seeing her around the castle? Oh, well I'm still not sure wether to go to Wei or Shu...Lord Cao Cao has Zhang He, he's so cool, when it comes to describing things that are beautiful...Lord Liu Bei has Zhao Yun...Master Zhao Yun..." Mi Xun drifted off into her thoughts.
" Master?" Lu Xun replied in a quite loud tone for he knew that she began to drift into her thoughts.
" Oh, yes...Master Zhao Yun...I call him Master because of the fact that...I knew him for a long time...I mean I knew Zhang He as well, but not as long as Zhao Yun..." Mi Xun replied.
" So you mean to say...four years before my birth you traveled through the three kingdoms?" Lu Xun said as he stared at Mi Xun.
" Yes...I mean, I at least met Lord Zhang He...I lived with him for a year then I traveled around for about half a year and then stayed with Lord Zhao Yun for two years and then traveled to Wu which took about half a year...and then I've lived here for enough time to pass for you to become the age you are now!" Mi Xun leaned against the man that sat next to her. " I'm so glad that you came after me...I thought that you didn't care..."
" I'll never not care about you..." Lu Xun said as he stroke her hair.
" I have a message...I know that you need to get back before the troops leave for war...and I need you to go and tell Xiao Qiao...To meet me by the bridge before sun set to settle this...and to bring two horses with her when she comes." Mi Xun said before she got up and closed the umbrella. " Please, Lu Xun...You have to leave right now...I'll walk with you till the bridge..."
" Yes, you are right..." Lu Xun got up and took his jacket from Mi Xun and placed it around himself, he let her keep his hat as a present since this was most likely going to be the last time they see each other. The two made it back to the bridge, Mi Xun waited at the bridge as she told Lu Xun she would do. Lu Xun left and headed towards the castle to tell Xiao Qiao the message then to get ready for the war. Mi Xun took off her clothes and pulled off her headband which was just a small thin rope wrapped, she then tied the rope from one side of the bridge rail to the other end and hung her soaking wet clothes on it...She then took a seat next to the river and dunk her left hand into the slowly moving water.
" If it isn't Lu Xun!" Xiao said as he entered the two Qiao's room.
" I have a favor to ask of you." Lu Xun said as she approached Xiao Qiao.
" What is it?" Xiao Qiao responded curiously.
" Xiao...don't do it." Da said to Xiao in an alarmed tone.
" It's about Mi Xun...Last night I went after her and...she wants you to meet her at the bridge before sun set..." Lu Xun said as he looked at Xiao Qiao with curious eyes.
" I will go..." Xiao said as she got up off of her seat on the bed. " Da...if Zhou Yu comes looking for me before he leaves for the war...Tell him I'm going to the bridge..."
" Xiao..." Da whispered then nodded in response. " Yes...I shall tell your husband that you are going to be at the bridge..."
" Don't forget to bring two horses..." Lu Xun left for his room to change and get ready for the war.
" Pssst...Why is Lady Mi Xun sitting there in her undergarments?" One of the soldiers that guarded the bridge whispered to another.
" Shut up! If she doesn't know that we're watching then we won't have to get yelled at." Another soldier said, but Mi Xun got up right after the soldier said those words.
" Don't worry...I won't bite. " Mi Xun went over to her clothes and picked up the sun dried clothes and put them on, they had a strange warmth to them and she liked it...it reminded her of when she was traveling by herself...she always got caught in the rain...She untied the rope and tied it back up so that it could be her headband again and neatly put it back on.
" Lady...Mi Xun?" The soldiers said as the gawked at her.
" Xiao Qiao should be here soon...." Mi Xun turned to look at the castle and just as she expected Xiao Qiao was heading towards her. " Clear this bridge...Xiao Qiao and myself will fight here..."
" Yes, Lady Mi Xun!" The soldiers left quickly without another word said.
" You're late..." Mi Xun said as Xiao was about 10 meters away and the sun was not setting.
" I still made it at least..." Xiao Qiao said before getting off her horse and pulling the second horse to the front to show Mi Xun that she had brought two as she was told. " I didn't come here for this...Now let's get on with it..." Xiao Qiao pulled her metal fans out from the horse that she rode's sack.
" As you wish...Princess..." Mi Xun took off her quiver and laid her stuff down and fastened the sheath of her sword tighter on her belt. " Let's go..."
The two girls darted towards each other, the two were evenly matched...They were always evenly matched even though Mi Xun was a year older than Xiao, she was still considered Xiao's age...So as the two danced with the streaks of silver they fought into the deep dark night...each dealing the other a blow and another, cutting the flesh off of even more flesh....the two were covered in each other's blood, not willing to give up, not yet at least...The troops had just gotten to the bridge where they spotted Mi Xun and Xiao Qiao fighting.
" What's the meaning of this?!" Xiao Qiao cried as she clutched her right arm.
" The meaning...You shall find the meaning in the art of our fight?!" Mi Xun cried out as she ran towards Xiao Qiao to attempt to kill the other.
" Mi Xun! STOP!" Zhou Yu cried out from the second rank, he was carrying a torch and it was slightly windy, but still he didn't need to see them to know what they were doing.
" Mi Xun..." Lu Xun whispered from the second rank as he saw the two covered in blood.
" Die!?" Mi Xun tackled Xiao Qiao to the ground, Xiao landed pretty hard on her back, but not hard enough to break anything...Mi Xun was positive to make sure that she wouldn't break a single bone in Xiao's body, Mi Xun got on top of Xiao Qiao using her weight to make sure that Xiao could not squirm free. " EAT THIS XIAO QIAO!?!" Mi Xun pulled her sword close enough to her and then placed it horizontally across her chest and thrusted it forwards to Xiao's neck, pausing two inches before Xiao's neck. " There...."
" ZHOU YU!!!" Xiao cried out, she was crying...tears were rolling down her cheeks...bloody tears...
" I spared your life...Lady Xiao..." Mi Xun got up and sheathed her sword then picked up her other stuff before getting on a horse and riding towards the end of the bridge.
" Wait..." Xiao got up and looked at Mi Xun through the tears that continued to spill from her eyes.
" You want to ask me why I spared your life Lady Xiao?" Mi Xun said as she stopped her horse. " The reason I spared your life is because...when I was little Zhou Yu spared mine in a duel...almost exactly like ours...and...other than that...I don't ever want to see Lord Zhou Yu cry...I never want to see that..." Mi Xun hung her head and some tears fell. " I never want to see an officer of Wu cry...I'm sorry Lady Xiao...I'm sorry..."
" Lord Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, Sun Ce, Sun Jian, and Gan Ning...I am here to deliver a message from Lady Mi Xun." Lu Xun said as he sat up on his horse. " She told me to tell you...That she is sorry."
" Lord Lu Xun...I hope to see you again...and...I will not go to Cao Cao's forces Sun Ce...but Liu Bei's to see your sister...I will stay with Lord Liu Bei and learn from Zhuge Liang...This angers you Zhou Yu does it not?" Mi Xun turned around to see Xiao getting up and getting on her horse.
" And what if it does..." Zhou Yu responded in a dark tone.
" I am sorry...For all of the trouble...Please grant my last wish...Lord Sun Jian..." Mi Xun said as she hung her head.
" What is it child of the demons..." Sun Jian said as he moved forward on his horse.
" I...I know that Lord Sun Jian...But...I want to be able to come back to Wu...to visit Lord Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and Zhou Tai..." Mi Xun said as she made her horse move backwards a bit.
" I shall grant that you do no longer speak with either Sun Ce and Zhou Yu." Sun Jian said as he stared coldly at the girl.
" Thank you...my...lord..." Mi Xun felt tears falling and she quickly turned her horse around and began to ride towards Shu in order to hide her tears from everyone.
" Zhou Yu...Why did she save me?" Xiao Qiao said as she approached her husband.
" Let's just say a long time ago...When she first came to Wu...She bore the crest of Shu and so I attacked her...I almost killed her until she told me that she ran from Shu...and Wei a long time ago..." Zhou Yu said before closing his eyes to remember that moment when he was about to stab Mi Xun.
' Please sir! I'm not from Shu! I ran away when Lord Zhuge Liang had appeared!' Little Mi Xun cried.
' No one would run from their Lord....' Little Zhou Yu said as he aimed his sword to her neck.
' Please?!' Little Mi Xun cried again.
' You aren't lying are you?' Little Zhou Yu placed his sword down. ' I shall allow you to live here in Wu, as long as you are my vassal.'
' Yes...My Lord...' Little Mi Xun bowed and then collapsed from exhaustion.
" It was a while back...about 4 years...." Zhou Yu opened his eyes. " That's why she spared your life...because you are my wife and because I spared hers that day....Hmmm? It's...snowing..." Zhou Yu looked up at the sky and there were flakes falling down from the sky. Some soldiers took out an oil lamp so that they could still see through the snow as they marched through the rest of the night. " Now, Xiao...got back to the castle and await my return."
" Yes, my lord." Xiao Qiao rode through the crowd of soldiers, the soldiers split in half to allow her to pass quickly, as the darkness spread and was now surrounding the castle.
ZhouMiXun: This is where I come in and bring in the music...pulls out magical band Okay, continue on with the story!
As the snow fell around the troops marching towards Shu, and the woman riding as fast as she could to Shu...
" This is my December, This is my time of the year...This is my December, This is all so clear..." Zhou Yu sang softly as he continued to move forward with his horse.
" Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Mi Xun sighed and continued to hurry to the town at a much faster pace. "...Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Mi Xun whispered as she arrived at the first small town of Shu...Lord Jiang Wei was stationed here at least that's what she had learned from Zhou Yu when he was going over officers stationed at various towns.
" This is my December, This is my snow covered home...This is my December, This is me alone..." Lu Xun sang as he remembered a little house that Sun Jian had built for those that wanted to live outside the castle...Lu Xun and Mi Xun mostly spent their time there.
" And I..." Gan Ning sang from the fifth rank.
" Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Da Qiao sang as she stared through a window in the castle.
" And I..." Gan Ning sang from the fifth rank.
" Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that..." Zhou Yu sang as he paused to think about what he did wrong again.
" And I..." Zhou Tai sang from the fifth rank, at the other end of the line.
" Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Xiao Qiao sang as she paused and turned around to see if Zhou Yu's men had moved yet.
" And I..." Zhou Tai sang from the fifth rank, at the other end of the line.
" Take back all the things that I said to you..." Gan Ning sang as he thought about that night when all of them had fun together without any fighting...
" And I." Lu Xun sang.
" Give it all away..." Lu Xun and Mi Xun sang together...a chilling wind blew and blew everyone's hair slightly.
" Just to have somewhere to go to..." Mi Xun sang as she looked frantically around town to warn Jiang Wei about Zhou Yu and the others.
" Give it all away..." Zhou Tai and Gan Ning sang together. Gan Ning took off his bandana and both let go letting it float in the wind.
" To have someone to come home to..." Lu Xun sang as he continued to think about Mi Xun.
" This is my December, These are my snow covered dreams...This is me pretending, this is all I need..." Zhou Yu sang as he darted forward with his horse to catch up with Lu Xun who was moving at a normal pace.
" And I..." Xiao Qiao sang from the slightly snowy garden in the castle.
" Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Mi Xun paused and turned around to look at the enterance of the town before entering Jiang Wei's little house.
" And I..." Zhou Yu sang while looking foward at the snow covered ground.
" Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that..." Lu Xun sang as he waved his arm to make the troops stop a miles from the town.
" And I..." Sun Ce sang while catching up to Zhou Yu fron the third rank.
" Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed..." Gan Ning sang as he moved foward a few ranks to meet up with Lu Xun.
" And I..." Da Qiao sang while running down steps to meet her sister.
" Take back all the things that I said to you..." Mi Xun sang before he entered Jiang Wei's room to warn him about Zhou Yu.
" And I." Sun Ce sang.
" Give it all away..." Da Qiao and Sun Ce sang together.
" Just to have somewhere to go to..." Mi Xun sang as she bowed in front of Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei commaned Pang Tong to go and run back to the castle to ask for reinforcements. Pang Tong warned all of the villagers and fled with them to the castle which was a few miles west of the castle.
" Give it all away..." Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu sang together.
" To have someone to come home to..." Lu Xun sang as he moved a little closer to the town that Mi Xun had ridden into.
" This is my December, This is my time of the year..." Mi Xun sang as she ran outside with Jiang Wei.
" This is my December, This is all so clear..." Jiang Wei sang and stared at the sky that was about to turn a bright red, his eyes wide with suprise.
" Give it all away..." Mi Xun hung her head as she watched Jiang Wei and his army prepare to hold off Zhou Yu's troops while reinforcements from Shu's castle came.
" Just to have somewhere to go to..." Jiang Wei sang as he grabbed his spear.
" Give it all away..." Mi Xun sang as a tear fell from her eyes.
" To have someone to come home to..." Zhou Yu sang as he realized that the people were fleeing because of Mi Xun's interference.
" Give it all away..." Mi Xun sang as she realized that Lu Xun must have commanded the archers to blow out their arrows and camp and wait for a week or so...
" Just to have somewhere to go to..." Lu Xun sang as he stared at the town trying to see if Mi Xun had seen what he had just done.
" Give it all away..." Jiang Wei sang as he tried to grab Mi Xun's arm as she ran towards her horse
" To have someone to come home to..." Mi Xun jumped on to her horse and rode towards Lu Xun.
My Dsmbr by Linking Park, number 15 on Reanimation
" Lu Xun!" Mi Xun's tears were spilling, but then as she approached she saw that Zhou Yu commanded the archers to re-light their arrows and readied to fire. She paused in fright and then used a ice spell to create a small ice bolt and sent it flying towards the troops then turned and rode as quickly as she could back to Jiang Wei's side.
" Lord Zhou Yu, watch out!" A few soldiers cried out.
" What?" Zhou Yu quickly unsheathed his sword and deflected the ice bolt. " Blow your arrows out...again...It seems that Lady Mi Xun wants to recover before we have a fight..."
" How would you know, Yu?" Lu Xun turned to look at his fellow commanding officer for Sun Jian did not want to fight till later on.
" That ice bolt spell should've been able to hit me...but it was moving at such a slow pace that I was able to deflect it...it means that she's tired and she wants us to wait..." Zhou Yu said as she dismounted his horse. " Men, we shall camp and rest for a week, before attacking."
" Lord Jiang Wei..." Mi Xun gasped as she diemounted her horse and ran over to him.
" Lady Mi Xun..." Jiang Wei said as he stared at the bloody girl. " What now? Are they going to attack?"
" I tried to stall...WE have at least one week to get the troops ready to fight...and we don't have any troops right now...just us two." Mi Xun said as she paused and fainted.
" Hey?!" Jiang Wei grabbed Mi Xun before she fell. " No wonder why you fainted...Just look at how much blood you've lost..." Jiang Wei walked into his house and opened the door by pushing it with his back. " Hey! Xiang Chan!"
" Yes, young master Jiang Wei?" Xiang Chan ran down some steps to reach the young master.
" Get some bandages, food, and some medicine...Quickly!" Jiang Wei said as he brought the girl into a guest room and drew some water from the well and began to wipe and remove the blood, mud and bandages from her face and body.
" Young master Jiang Wei...This woman is..." Xiang Chan said as she placed the materials that Jiang Wei had aske for next to him.
" She's from Wu, but Lord Zhao Yun knows this woman...She has lived in each of the three kingdoms...that's pretty rare..." Jiang Wei said as he opened the medicine and put it on the gashes that she had from her fight with Xiao Qiao.
" Should I go get her some clothes?" Xiang Chan stood up.
" We can give her one of my robes for now." Jiang Wei said as he began to wrap some bandages around her wounds.
" Then, what shall I do master?" Xiang Chan bowed politely.
" Just relax...I don't know how much longer that we can have peace..." Jiang Wei said as he finished the bandaging and left to clean his hands.
" This woman has lived in all three kingdoms...she will be a great asset to Lord Zhuge Liang, just as master and the young master is." Xiang Chan said as she organized the platters of food.
" Let us eat...Lady Mi Xun must rest a while before we fight." Jiang Wei said as he sat down across from Xiang Chan. The two ate in silence, one thinking about master Zhao Yun and the other about the army that waited outside the town only 2 miles away.
Zhou Yu was lying in a few unrolled blankets, he was asleep...or at least that seemed like it....Now...What do I do? Shall I spare her life and let her live with Liu Bei? But...what if they come and attack us? I have no idea any more... Zhou Yu was sitting at a small table drinking some wine, and the room, it was the room with all of the colors. The room had the deepest black which seemed to strangely pull you into the void of nothingness.
Master?! Mi Xun yelled out from Zhou Yu's right.
Mi Xun? Mi Xun why are you here? Zhou Yu turned around and he didn't see his vassal.
Master! I have something to tell you! Mi Xun's voice cried out.
What is it Mi Xun? Why can't you just tell me? Zhou Yu said as the room began to change to a deep green.
Master...Lu Xun...What am I supposed to do now? Mi Xun was standing on what seemed to be a floating balcony looking away from where Zhou Yu was standing.
Mi Xun?! Zhou Yu ran up to where Mi Xun stood and tripped on some invisible stairs. Mi Xun, I'm here...You can tell me.
Where's master? I thought I just saw hi-! Mi Xun turned around quickly, she heard steps moving closer to her. Zhou Yu was standing right next to her, yet it was as if she couldn't see him. Master?!
Zhao Yun had walked forward from the deep green. Lady Mi Xun. What is all of this screaming?
MASTER?! Mi Xun ran down the steps and hugged him.
Zhao Yun said calmly while stroking her hair and staring at Zhou Yu with cold eyes. It's okay, it's okay I'm here Mi Xun. I'll protect you from him. I'll protect you from Zhou Yu and the others.
But what about Lu Xun and Gan Ning? They haven't done anything wrong. Mi Xun said as she stepped away from Zhao Yun's arms.
That is as of yet, my Lady Mi Xun... Zhuge Liang stepped forward from the colors. Do you see that man that is standing on the balcony Zhao Yun?
Yes, my lord strategist. Zhao Yun nodded his head as he pulled his spear from his back.
Where? I do not see anyone. Mi Xun said as she turned to look at the balcony.
Do you see him now? Zhuge Liang casted a spell that removed the barrier between Zhou Yu's mind and Mi Xun's.
Lord Zhou Yu is here!! Mi Xun's voice slightly cracked. What are you doing here Lord Zhou Yu?
I heard you...So I came...And besides...Lord Zhao Yun, you will not be able to protect her forever. One day, she will fall due to her memories of Lu Xun.
LEAVE?! Zhao Yun slashed forwards with his spear releasing a green dragon, and the roar from the dragon was enough to shake the lord strategist.
Zhou Yu jumped into the air and swung his arm, releasing a bengal tiger that could even best the most fierce fighter, Lu Bu. This will not end here...This is only the beginning. Zhou Yu landed on one knee and then looked up at the three that stood there and quickly ran off into the colors.
Lord Zhao Yun and Lord Zhuge Liang...I shall take my leave. Mi Xun bowed at the two men then quickly ran off into the colors behind the two men.
ZhouMiXun: R&R! Everybody!
Zhuge Liang: Now what do I get in return?
ZhouMiXun: Here's a date with Yue Ying!
Zhuge Liang: Awwww....That's depressing...
Jiang Wei: Yep....This is the beginning of where Shu enters in the story.
Xiang Chan: So... R&R for my sake okay?
ZhouMiXun: Next time one Wu's Fate?! Episode 14: H! VLTG3!